A collection of copyright-expired and generally out-of-print books from my
library and other collections, which I have posted to
Project Gutenberg for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and
with almost no restrictions whatsoever. They may be copied or
published with or without credit to either myself or
Project Gutenberg under the terms and minimal restrictions
outlined in the headers of each individual file. Corrections,
suggestions and comments on these works will be gratefully
received by David Widger.

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THE PURCELL PAPERS

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